Difference between revisions of "Firming agent"

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A firming agent is a food additive that makes or keeps tissues of fruit or vegetables firm and crisp, or interacts with gelling agents to produce or strengthen a gel. They typically act by precipitating residual pectin.

Codex Alimentarius list

Codex Alimentarius name		INS number	Authorizations
Codex Alimentarius name		INS number	EU	AU-NZ	CAN	USA
Aluminium ammonium sulfate		523	^{[note 1]}	✖	✔	G ^{[note 2]}
Aluminium sodium sulfate		521	^{[note 1]}	✖	✔	G
Aluminium sulfate		520	^{[note 1]}	✖	✔	G ^{[note 3]}
Calcium chloride		509	✔	✔	✔	G ^{[note 4]}
Calcium citrates		333	✔	✔	✔	G ^{[note 5]}
	Monocalcium citrate	333(i)	✔
	Dicalcium citrate	333(ii)	✔
	Tricalcium citrate	333(iii)	✔
Calcium gluconate		578	✔	✔	✔	^{[note 6]}
Calcium hydroxide		526	✔	✔	✔	G ^{[note 7]}
Calcium phosphates		341	^{[note 8]}	✔		G ^{[note 9]}
	Monocalcium dihydrogen phosphate	341(i)	^{[note 10]}		✔	G ^{[note 11]} ^{[note 12]}
	Calcium hydrogen phosphate	341(ii)	^{[note 13]}		✔	G ^{[note 12]}
	Tricalcium phosphate	341(iii)	^{[note 14]}		✔	G ^{[note 9]}
Calcium sulfate		516	✔	✔	✔	G ^{[note 15]}
Curdlan		424	✖	✖	✖	^{[note 16]}
Magnesium chloride		511	✔	✔	✔	G ^{[note 17]}
Magnesium gluconate		580	✖	✖	✖	^{[note 6]}
Magnesium sulfate		518	✖	✔	✔	G ^{[note 18]}

Notes and references

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Only in egg white (< 30 mg/kg as total Al) or in candied, crystallized and glacé fruit and vegetables (< 200 mg/kg as total Al): Annex IV, Directive 95/2/EC.
↑ 182.1127
↑ Part 582 - Animal feed; REG, <2.0% in combo. w/<2.0% of 1-octenyl succinic anhydride -In modifying food starch -172.892; FEED,GMP/GRAS - 582.1125
↑ 184.1193, Parts 131, 133, 150, 155 & 156 in Evaporated Milk; Cheese & Cheese Products; Part 133; VET, REG, For use in mastitis formulations for treating dairy animals - 526.820
↑ Part 133, Process Cheese, Cheese Food & Spread, Part 150, Art Sw Fruit Jelly Preserves & Jam, Parts 155 & 156, certain canned vegetables; Part 31; Part 582 - Animal feeds; DS/NUTR, GRAS,GMP - 182.5195, 182.8195
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested fully up-to-date toxicology information.
↑ Part 155, Canned Peas; Part 135, Frozen Desserts; Part 582, Animal feeds - 184.1205
↑ Only in beverage whiteners (< 30 g/kg) or as specified for individual compounds: Directive 98/72/EC.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Part 150, Art Sw Jelly and Preserves; Part 136, Bread; DS/NUTR, GRAS, GMP - 182.5217, 182.8217
↑ Only in beverage whiteners for vending machines (< 50 g/kg): Directive 98/72/EC.
↑ Part 150, Art Sw Jelly & Preserves; Part 155.200, Cnd Potatoes, Cnd Green or Red Sw Peppers, Canned Carrots; Part 155.190(a), Canned Tomatoes; Part 136, Bread; Part 582, Animal feeds
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Part 137, Cereal Flours and other standardized foods
↑ Only in edible ices (< 1 g/kg): Directive 98/72/EC.
↑ Only in desserts (< 3 g/kg) or in dry powdered dessert mixes (< 7 g/kg): Directive 98/72/EC.
↑ Part 133, Cheese and Related Cheese Pdts; Part 137, Cereal Flours; Part 136, Bakery Pdts; Part 135, Frozen Desserts; Part 150, Art Sw. Jelly & Preserves; Part 155, Cnd Vegetables; Part 156, Cnd Tomatoes - 184.1230
↑ Use of curdlan has been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but it has not yet been assigned for toxicology literature search: 172.809
↑ 172.560, Modified Hop Extract - 184.1426
↑ GMP - 182.5443, 184.1443

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[Al-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Only in egg white (< 30 mg/kg as total Al) or in candied, crystallized and glacé fruit and vegetables (< 200 mg/kg as total Al): Annex IV, Directive 95/2/EC.

[2] 182.1127

[3] Part 582 - Animal feed; REG, <2.0% in combo. w/<2.0% of 1-octenyl succinic anhydride -In modifying food starch -172.892; FEED,GMP/GRAS - 582.1125

[4] 184.1193, Parts 131, 133, 150, 155 & 156 in Evaporated Milk; Cheese & Cheese Products; Part 133; VET, REG, For use in mastitis formulations for treating dairy animals - 526.820

[5] Part 133, Process Cheese, Cheese Food & Spread, Part 150, Art Sw Fruit Jelly Preserves & Jam, Parts 155 & 156, certain canned vegetables; Part 31; Part 582 - Animal feeds; DS/NUTR, GRAS,GMP - 182.5195, 182.8195

[ASP-6] 6.0 ^6.1 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested fully up-to-date toxicology information.

[7] Part 155, Canned Peas; Part 135, Frozen Desserts; Part 582, Animal feeds - 184.1205

[8] Only in beverage whiteners (< 30 g/kg) or as specified for individual compounds: Directive 98/72/EC.

[CaPO4-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Part 150, Art Sw Jelly and Preserves; Part 136, Bread; DS/NUTR, GRAS, GMP - 182.5217, 182.8217

[10] Only in beverage whiteners for vending machines (< 50 g/kg): Directive 98/72/EC.

[11] Part 150, Art Sw Jelly & Preserves; Part 155.200, Cnd Potatoes, Cnd Green or Red Sw Peppers, Canned Carrots; Part 155.190(a), Canned Tomatoes; Part 136, Bread; Part 582, Animal feeds

[di-CaPO4-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Part 137, Cereal Flours and other standardized foods

[13] Only in edible ices (< 1 g/kg): Directive 98/72/EC.

[14] Only in desserts (< 3 g/kg) or in dry powdered dessert mixes (< 7 g/kg): Directive 98/72/EC.

[15] Part 133, Cheese and Related Cheese Pdts; Part 137, Cereal Flours; Part 136, Bakery Pdts; Part 135, Frozen Desserts; Part 150, Art Sw. Jelly & Preserves; Part 155, Cnd Vegetables; Part 156, Cnd Tomatoes - 184.1230

[16] Use of curdlan has been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but it has not yet been assigned for toxicology literature search: 172.809

[17] 172.560, Modified Hop Extract - 184.1426

[18] GMP - 182.5443, 184.1443

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 | colspan=2 | [[Aluminium ammonium sulfate]]
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 | align=center | <ref group="note" name="Al">Only in egg white (<&nbsp;30&nbsp;mg/kg as total Al) or in candied, crystallized and glacé fruit and vegetables (<&nbsp;200&nbsp;mg/kg as total Al): Annex&nbsp;IV, Directive&nbsp;95/2/EC.</ref>
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">182.1127</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Aluminium sodium sulfate]]
@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 | align=center | <ref group="note" name="Al"/>
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | '''G'''
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Aluminium sulfate]]
@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 | align=center | <ref group="note" name="Al"/>
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">Part 582 - Animal feed; REG, <2.0% in combo. w/<2.0% of 1-octenyl succinic anhydride -In modifying food starch -172.892; FEED,GMP/GRAS - 582.1125</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan = 2 | [[Calcium chloride]]
 | align=center | 509
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">184.1193, Parts 131, 133, 150, 155 & 156 in Evaporated Milk; Cheese & Cheese Products; Part 133; VET, REG, For use in mastitis formulations for treating dairy animals - 526.820</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Calcium citrate]]s
 | align=center | 333
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
+| rowspan=4 align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | rowspan=4 align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | rowspan=4 align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">Part 133, Process Cheese, Cheese Food & Spread, Part 150, Art Sw Fruit Jelly Preserves & Jam, Parts 155 & 156, certain canned vegetables; Part 31; Part 582 - Animal feeds; DS/NUTR, GRAS,GMP - 182.5195, 182.8195</ref>
-| rowspan=4 align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | rowspan=3 | &nbsp;
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 | colspan=2 | [[Calcium gluconate]]
 | align=center | 578
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <ref group="note" name="ASP">The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested fully up-to-date toxicology information.</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Calcium hydroxide]]
 | align=center | 526
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">Part 155, Canned Peas; Part 135, Frozen Desserts; Part 582, Animal feeds - 184.1205</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Calcium phosphate]]s
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 | align=center | <ref group="note">Only in beverage whiteners (<&nbsp;30&nbsp;g/kg) or as specified for individual compounds: Directive&nbsp;98/72/EC.</ref>
 | rowspan=4 align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
+| align=center | &nbsp;
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note" name="CaPO4">Part 150, Art Sw Jelly and Preserves; Part 136, Bread; DS/NUTR, GRAS, GMP - 182.5217, 182.8217</ref>
-| align=center | &nbsp;
 |-
 | rowspan=3 | &nbsp;
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 | align=center | 341(i)
 | align=center | <ref group="note">Only in beverage whiteners for vending machines (<&nbsp;50&nbsp;g/kg): Directive&nbsp;98/72/EC.</ref>
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">Part 150, Art Sw Jelly & Preserves; Part 155.200, Cnd Potatoes, Cnd Green or Red Sw Peppers, Canned Carrots; Part 155.190(a), Canned Tomatoes; Part 136, Bread; Part 582, Animal feeds</ref><br/><ref group="note" name="di-CaPO4">Part 137, Cereal Flours and other standardized foods</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | [[Calcium hydrogen phosphate]]
 | align=center | 341(ii)
 | align=center | <ref group="note">Only in edible ices (<&nbsp;1&nbsp;g/kg): Directive&nbsp;98/72/EC.</ref>
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note" name="di-CaPO4"/>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | [[Tricalcium phosphate]]
 | align=center | 341(iii)
 | align=center | <ref group="note">Only in desserts (<&nbsp;3&nbsp;g/kg) or in dry powdered dessert mixes (<&nbsp;7&nbsp;g/kg): Directive&nbsp;98/72/EC.</ref>
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note" name="CaPO4"/>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Calcium sulfate]]
 | align=center | 516
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">Part 133, Cheese and Related Cheese Pdts; Part 137, Cereal Flours; Part 136, Bakery Pdts; Part 135, Frozen Desserts; Part 150, Art Sw. Jelly & Preserves; Part 155, Cnd Vegetables; Part 156, Cnd Tomatoes - 184.1230</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Curdlan]]
 | align=center | 424
+| align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
 | align=center | <ref group="note">Use of curdlan has been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but it has not yet been assigned for toxicology literature search: 172.809</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Magnesium chloride]]
 | align=center | 511
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">172.560, Modified Hop Extract - 184.1426</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Magnesium gluconate]]
 | align=center | 580
+| align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | <ref group="note" name="ASP"/>
-| align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
 |-
 | colspan=2 | [[Magnesium sulfate]]
 | align=center | 518
 | align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
+| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 | align=center | <span style="color: #008000;">'''G'''</span><br/><ref group="note">GMP - 182.5443, 184.1443</ref>
-| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
 |-
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